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21 Cards in this Set
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Energy |
the capacity to do work |
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Chemical energy |
energy stored in a molecules chemical bonds - triglyceride, ATP, glucose(glycogen) - potential - used for synthesis of molecules - used to established chemical gradients |
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Kinetic energy forms |
- electrical, movement of charged particles - mechanical, motion from force - sound, movement by vibrations - radiant, electromagnetic waves - heat, random motion of atoms |
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Violet |
shortest wavelength |
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Changes in chemical structure |
- decomposition - synthesis - exchange |
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Irreversible reaction |
net loss of reactants and net gain of products |
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Reversible reaction |
equilibrium |
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Cofactors |
helpers ions and molecules to ensure a reaction occurs - non protein - organic ones called coenzymes |
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Optimal temperature |
37C |
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Optimal PH |
6-8 |
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Cofactors |
helpers to enzymes to ensure the reaction takes place |
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Oxidoreductase |
transfers electrons from one substance to another |
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Transferase |
transfers a functional group |
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Hydrolase |
splits a chemical bond using water |
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Isomerase |
converts one isomer to another |
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Ligase |
bonds two molecules together |
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Lyase |
splits a chemical bond in the absence of water |
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Metabolic pathway |
formed by numerous enzymes |
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Protein kinases |
the enzymes that add a phosphate |
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Phosphatases |
enzymes the remove the phosphates |
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Multienzyme complex |
the product of one enzyme is the substrate of a different enzyme |
